Hi Colin, J Bass has a 34" scale which is usually measured from inner side of the nut to the top of the thin G string saddle (middle of the round barrel). As the thicker strings are installed they will need to be lengthened to achieve proper intonation and therefore suggest having the G saddle wound a long way forward on the standard kit supplied bridge so that you have enough adjustment travel for the other strings, and particularly the low E. If you have a spare Fender style Bass handy it is a good idea to take some measurements off that to provide some sort of base reference marker points to work with.Originally Posted by colin2121
Caution: Most standard string gauges are 45-100 which is quite light on the thinner strings and can sound a bit thin on a Jazz with both pickups on full volume. When I switched to the next heavier gauge of 50-105 discovered that the standard bridge did not have enough travel to re-intonate properly and ended up having to buy an aftermarket Gotoh style bridge. If you are happy with light strings, no drama. For me the feel and sound of the next size up was worthwhile and the better hardware has provided me with more scope should I choose to go back to skinny's. Should also mention this was using Round wounds as Flats seem to mostly be 45-100's.
Cheers, Waz
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